By the looks of it, you always sleep on your back, so that is why it nested back there without separating, so you will need to pay attention to that area more once you do get them separated. I know it's hard once asleep, but try to sleep on your side sometimes. Maybe a pillow tucked behind your back would help keep you that way?
2.5 hour session no victory
the growth is at minimum 3cm by 9cm and its just above my scalp
Are my only choices to cut it off or everything off?
PS I wrote a much longer message but there was an error
Were you trying to separate them or comb all of that bit out? Do you think you improved it at all? If so then several shorter sessions over a period of time might start to get you somewhere.
The other thought I had was if you had a friend to help as they'd be able to see the situation better.
I hope you can sort it out somehow - it seems such a shame to have to cut it 
No more knots, at all.
My dad helped me out with it.
That congo ball was far bigger than I thought and even after slicing right down the middle it wouldn't budge at all. It was irreversible. (Made two solid dread dreads or more out of it)
So now I'm left with half my hair and a big clump out at the back. Feel pretty lost, anyone got haircut ideas?
Thanks for the help guys, but I think I was at least 4 months too late in trying to fix it.
James I would have done something like that a floppy mohawk was my pick (like Liam from Cancer Bats in the past) but my hair was really damaged and thin especially through the middle, so I tried to keep one side with a bit of length at first yet found the hairs health to still be rather fried so just buzzed it all down to an inch. Now the plan is to just let it grow grow grow for 3 or 4 years before possibly thinking dreads again. Kurt Vile is the goal now. Big thanks all and happy knotting.
